Line of Esau (36:1–43)

Esau, the father of the Edomites (36:9). The earliest mention of the Edomites outside of the Bible is in the fifteenth-century campaign list of Thutmose III. In records from Egypt during this period, the territory is inhabited by nomads (Shasu). Archaeologists have found no Edomite records or literature. Material remains from the Middle and Late Bronze Age are scarce, but this would be expected given the type of society represented by Esau and his descendants.

Shasu taken prisoner by Seti I; Karnak wall

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